More likely they got the reference from the 24th of Choi Hong Hi's patterns, Tong Il. Supposed to symbolize his hope that Korea will be reunited. It's more likely that than a shady refrence to North Korean propaganda.

Yeah, there is no one on there above 2nd degree either, gotta give credit for that. I am not so much dissing the school as Im just kind of chuckling at the name Grandmaster McDonald. :p

Though he never lists what martial arts hall of fame he is talking about. There are lots of them from Black Belt Magazines to Inside Kung Fu to even Martial Info. So just because it says 4x inductee does not mean much.

Hey, Philbert. One of the guys in those pictures used to train with Steve Cottrell... Just like you do. He must be Bullshido then, right? =D